Marriage

لِامْرَأَتِهِ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي عَذْرَاءَ قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ لِأَنَّ الْعُذْرَةَ تَذْهَبُ بِغَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ.

Yunus, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who says to his wife, ‘You did not come to me as a virgin’. He asws said: ‘There is nothing upon him because the virginity can go away without copulation’.

مَنْ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا ضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ وَ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Aban, from Ibn Muzarab, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The one who accuses his wife before he copulates with her would be whipped the Penalty ( Hadd ), and she would (still) be his wife’.

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ جَاءَهُ كِتَابُ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فِي رَجُلٍ نَبَشَ امْرَأَةً فَسَلَبَهَا ثِيَابَهَا ثُمَّ نَكَحَهَا فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْنَا هَاهُنَا فَطَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا اقْتُلُوهُ وَ طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا أَحْرِقُوهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنَّ حُرْمَةَ الْمَيِّتِ كَحُرْمَةِ الْحَيِّ حَدُّهُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ لِنَبْشِهِ وَ سَلْبِهِ الثِّيَابَ وَ يُقَامَ ع

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Adam Bin Is’haq, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Ju’fy who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Ja’far asws and there came to him asws a letter of Hisham Bin Abdul Malik (the Caliph) regarding, (saying), ‘A man robbed the grave of a woman, so he took her clothes, then copulated with

سَأَلْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ حُرَّةً فَبَاعَهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ فِيهَا أَرْبَعَةُ حُدُودٍ أَمَّا أَوَّلُهَا فَسَارِقٌ تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ وَ الثَّانِيَةُ إِنْ كَانَ وَطِئَهَا جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ عَلَى الَّذِي اشْتَرَى إِنْ كَانَ وَطِئَهَا وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْصَناً رُجِمَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ مُحْصَنٍ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهَا هِيَ إِنْ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Hanan, from Muawiya Bin Tareyf, from Sufyan Al Sowry who said, ‘I asked Ja’far asws Bin Muhammad asws about a man who stole a free woman, so he sold her. So he asws said: ‘Four Penalties (are applicable) – as for the first one, so he is a thief, his hand would be cu

تُجْلَدُ نِصْفَ حَدِّ الْحُرِّ كَانَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Haris Bin Al Ahowl, from Bureyd, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding the slave woman who committed adultery. He asws said: ‘She would be whipped half the Penalty ( Hadd ) of the free, whether she had a husband for her, or there did

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى- فَإِذا أُحْصِنَ‌[1] قَالَ إِحْصَانُهُنَّ أَنْ يُدْخَلَ بِهِنَّ قُلْتُ إِنْ لَمْ يُدْخَلْ بِهِنَّ أَ مَا عَلَيْهِنَّ حَدٌّ قَالَ بَلَى.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from one of the two asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the Words of Allah azwj the High [4:25] and when they are taken in marriage . He asws said: ‘Their being married is that

يُجْلَدُ ثَمَانِينَ لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يُجْلَدُ لِحَقِّهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Musa Bin Bakr, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding an owned (slave) who slandered a married free woman. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped eighty (lashes) because, but rather he is being whipped for her rights’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مَمْلُوكٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ- ثُمَّ جَامَعَهَا بَعْدُ فَأَمَرَ رَجُلًا يَضْرِبُهُمَا وَ يُفَرِّقُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَجْلِدُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا خَمْسِينَ جَلْدَةً[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Abu najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding an owned (slave) who divorced his wife with two divorces, then copulated with her afterwards. So he a

يُجْلَدُ الْمُكَاتَبُ إِذَا زَنَى عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ فَإِنْ قَذَفَ الْمُحْصَنَةَ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُجْلَدَ ثَمَانِينَ حُرّاً كَانَ أَوْ مَمْلُوكاً.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘The contracted (slave) would be whipped when he commits adultery, upon the measurement of what he has been emancipated from it. So if he were to slander a married woman, so upon him would be that he would be whip

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَسَأَلَنِي رَجُلٌ مَا فَعَلَ غَرِيمُكَ قُلْتُ ذَاكَ ابْنُ الْفَاعِلَةِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع نَظَراً شَدِيداً قَالَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّهُ مَجُوسِيٌّ أُمُّهُ أُخْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَ وَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ فِي دِينِهِمْ نِكَاحاً.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Al Hassan Al Haza’a who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah asws , so a man said to me, ‘What did your creditor do?’ I said, ‘That one is a son of a ‘sexually active (immoral) woman’ . So Abu Abdullah asws looked at me with a harsh look. So I said, ‘May I be s

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ ذِمِّيَّةً[2] عَلَى مُسْلِمَةٍ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَأْمِرْهَا قَالَ وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ سَوْطاً وَ نِصْفٌ ثُمُنُ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ رَضِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحُرَّةُ الْمُسْلِمَةُ بِفِعْلِهِ بَعْدَ مَا كَانَ فَعَلَ قَالَ لَا يُضْرَبُ وَ لَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا يَبْقَيَانِ عَلَى النِّكَاحِ الْأَوَّلِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from one of his companions, from Mansour Bin Hazam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who married a Zimmi woman (woman under the responsibility of the Islamic government) over a Muslim woman, (as a second wife) and

إِنْ كَانَ قَدِ اسْتَكْرَهَهَا فَعَلَيْهِ كَفَّارَتَانِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَكْرِهْهَا[2] فَعَلَيْهِ كَفَّارَةٌ وَ عَلَيْهَا كَفَّارَةٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَكْرَهَهَا فَعَلَيْهِ ضَرْبُ خَمْسِينَ سَوْطاً نِصْفِ الْحَدِّ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ طَاوَعَتْهُ ضُرِبَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً وَ ضُرِبَتْ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً.

Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Bandaar, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq Al Ahmar, from Abdullah Bin Hammad Al Ansary, from Mufazzal Bin Umar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who came to his wife and she was Fasting, and he was Fasting’. He asws said: ‘If she was forced, so upon him would be two expiations,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَتَى أَهْلَهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ قَالَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُودُ قُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً رُبُعَ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ لِأَنَّهُ أَتَى سِفَاحاً.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from Ismail Bin Al Fazl Al Hasimy who said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan asws about a man who came to his wife and she was in menstruation. He asws said: ‘He should seek Forgiveness of Allah azwj , and should not repeat it’. I said, ‘So upon him would be the disciplinin

قَالَ: أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِرَجُلٍ دَمِيمٍ قَصِيرٍ قَدْ سُقِيَ بَطْنُهُ وَ قَدْ دَرَّتْ عُرُوقُ بَطْنِهِ قَدْ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ زَنَيْتَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ أُحْصِنَ فَصَعَّدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بَصَرَهُ وَ خَفَضَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِعِذْقٍ فَعَدَّهُ مِائَةً ثُمَّ ضَرَبَهُ بِشَمَارِيخِهِ‌[4].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Al Abbas, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came to Rasool-Allah saww with a short, ugly man who had illness in his belly, and the veins of his belly had turned around. He had been immoral with a woman, so she said, ‘I did not know of him

سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنَّما جَزاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَساداً أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا الْآيَةَ فَمَا الَّذِي إِذَا فَعَلَهُ اسْتَوْجَبَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْ هَذِهِ‌ الْأَرْبَعِ فَقَالَ إِذَا حَارَبَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ سَعَى فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَاداً فَقَتَلَ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ قَتَلَ وَ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ قُتِلَ وَ صُلِبَ وَ إِنْ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ وَ لَمْ يَ

Ali, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ubeydullah Bin Is’haq Al madainy, from Abu Al Hassan Al Reza asws , said, ‘He asws was asked about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:33] But rather, the Recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Rasool and strive to make mischief in the land is o

كَانَ لِأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَمَةٌ فَسَرَقَتْ مِنْ قَوْمٍ فَأُتِيَ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ ص فَكَلَّمَتْهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ هَذَا حَدٌّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يُضَيَّعُ فَقَطَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Muhammad Bin Qays, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘There was a mother for Umm Salma as , wife of the Prophet saww , so she stole fro

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الْمُرْتَدِّ فَقَالَ مَنْ رَغِبَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ كَفَرَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ فَلَا تَوْبَةَ لَهُ وَ قَدْ وَجَبَ قَتْلُهُ وَ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَ يُقْسَمُ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى وُلْدِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziiyad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about the apostate, so he asws said: ‘The one who aspires away from Al-Islam and rejects with what Allah azwj Revealed

فِي الْمُرْتَدِّ يُسْتَتَابُ فَإِنْ تَابَ وَ إِلَّا قُتِلَ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا ارْتَدَّتْ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ اسْتُتِيبَتْ فَإِنْ تَابَتْ وَ رَجَعَتْ وَ إِلَّا خُلِّدَتْ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ ضُيِّقَ عَلَيْهَا فِي حَبْسِهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from someone else from our companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws and Abu Abdullah asws regarding the apostate: ‘He would be asked to repent. So if he repents (fine), or else he would be killed, and the wife, when she reneges from Al-Islam, would (als

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ بَيْنَ مُسْلِمَيْنِ ارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ جَحَدَ مُحَمَّداً ص نُبُوَّتَهُ وَ كَذَّبَهُ فَإِنَّ دَمَهُ مُبَاحٌ لِكُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَ امْرَأَتَهُ بَائِنَةٌ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ ارْتَدَّ فَلَا تَقْرَبْهُ وَ يُقْسَمُ مَالُهُ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهِ وَ تَعْتَدُّ امْرَأَتُهُ [بَعْدُ] عِدَّةَ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘Every Muslim, in between two Muslims reneges from Al-Islam (becomes

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِزِنْدِيقٍ فَضَرَبَ عِلَاوَتَهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ لَهُ مَالًا كَثِيراً فَلِمَنْ يُجْعَلُ مَالُهُ قَالَ لِوُلْدِهِ وَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ وَ لِزَوْجَتِهِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Misma’a Bin Abdul Mallik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with an atheist, so he asws struck his neck. So it was said to him asws

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ الْمُرْتَدُّ تُعْزَلُ عَنْهُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَ لَا تُؤْكَلُ ذَبِيحَتُهُ وَ يُسْتَتَابُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ تَابَ وَ إِلَّا قُتِلَ يَوْمَ الرَّابِعِ.

And by this chain, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘(As for the) apostate, his wife should isolate herself from him, and she should not eat meat slaughtered by him, and he would be given three days to repent, so if he does repent (fine), or else he would be killed on the fourth day’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ زَنَتْ فَحَبِلَتْ فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ قَتَلَتْ وَلَدَهَا سِرّاً قَالَ تُجْلَدُ مِائَةَ [جَلْدَةٍ] لِقَتْلِهَا وَلَدَهَا وَ تُرْجَمُ لِأَنَّهَا مُحْصَنَةٌ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ غَيْرِ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ زَنَتْ فَحَبِلَتْ فَقَتَلَتْ وَلَدَهَا سِرّاً قَالَ تُجْلَدُ مِائَةً لِأَنَّهَا زَنَتْ وَ تُجْلَدُ مِائَةً لِأَنَّهَا قَتَلَتْ وَلَدَهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Aslam Al Jabaly, form Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a woman who was with a husband, committed adultery, so she became pregnant. So when she gave birth, she killer her child secretly. He asw

إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ عَبِثَ بِذَكَرِهِ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ حَتَّى احْمَرَّتْ ثُمَّ زَوَّجَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Talha Bin Zayd, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said that they came with a man to Amir Al-Momineen asws , who had tampered with his manhood. So he asws hit his hand until it was red. Then he asws got him married from the pub

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِخَمْسَةِ نَفَرٍ أُخِذُوا فِي الزِّنَى فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَامَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدُّ وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع حَاضِراً فَقَالَ يَا عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هَذَا حُكْمَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحُكْمَ فَقَدَّمَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ وَ قَدَّمَ الثَّانِيَ فَرَجَمَهُ وَ قَدَّمَ الثَّالِثَ فَضَرَبَهُ الْحَدَّ وَ قَدَّمَ الرَّابِعَ فَضَرَبَهُ نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ وَ قَدّ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Al Furaat, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata, raising it, said, ‘They came to Umar with five people who had committed adultery. So he ordered that the Penalty ( Hadd ) be established upon each one of them, and Amir Al-Momineen asws was present. So

قُلْتُ‌ رَجُلٌ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ الْبِنَاءِ عَمَدَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ صَدِيقٍ لَهَا فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ الْحَجَلَةَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ يُبَاضِعُ أَهْلَهُ ثَارَ الصَّدِيقُ فَاقْتَتَلَا فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَتَلَ الزَّوْجُ الصَّدِيقَ وَ قَامَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَضَرَبَتِ الزَّوْجَ ضَرْبَةً فَقَتَلَتْهُ بِالصَّدِيقِ فَقَالَ تَضْمَنُ الْمَرْأَةُ دِيَةَ الصَّدِيقِ وَ تُقْتَلُ بِالزَّوْجِ.

And from him, he said, ‘I said, ‘A man married a woman. So when it was the night of the consummation, the woman brought a male friend of hers so she entered him into (one of) the rooms. So when the man entered in order to copulate with his wife, the friend leapt and they both fought in the house. So the husband killed

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْنَفَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ أَعْنَفَتْ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ قَالَ لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِمَا إِذَا كَانَا مَأْمُونَيْنِ فَإِنِ اتُّهِمَا أَلْزَمَهُمَا الْيَمِينَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يُرِيدَا الْقَتْلَ.

Ali, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from Yunus, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who was harsh upon his wife, or a woman who was harsh upon her husband. So one of the two killed the other. He asws said: ‘There is nothing upon both of

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ امْرَأَةً مُتَعَمِّداً فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُهَا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ وَ يُؤَدُّوا إِلَى أَهْلِهِ نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا أَخَذُوا نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ خَمْسَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ قَالَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ قَتَلَتْ زَوْجَهَا مُتَعَمِّداً فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ قَتَلُوهَا وَ لَيْسَ يَجْنِي أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جِنَايَتِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying regarding a man who killed a woman deliberately. So he asws said: ‘If her family so desire to they can kill him, and pay half the wergild

تَزَوَّجَ جَارٌ لِي امْرَأَةً فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ مُوَاقَعَتَهَا رَفَسَتْهُ بِرِجْلِهَا فَفُتِقَتْ بَيْضَتُهُ فَصَارَ آدَرَ[1] فَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَنْكِحُ وَ يُولَدُ لَهُ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَ سُرَّةَ رَجُلٍ‌[2] فَفَتَقَهَا فَقَالَ ع فِي كُلِّ فَتْقٍ ثُلُثُ الدِّيَةِ[3].

Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Salih Bin Uqba, from Muawiya Bin Ammar who said, ‘A neighbour of mine married a woman. So when he intended to copulate with her, she kicked him with her leg and ruptured his testicles, so they became swollen. So after that he copulated with her and she gave birth to a child fo

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ قَطَعَ ثَدْيَ امْرَأَتِهِ قَالَ إِذَنْ أُغَرِّمَهُ لَهَا نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ[2].

Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who cut off a breast of his wife. He asws said: ‘Then he would be fined half a wergild for her’.

عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ قَالَ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَمْسَكَهَا وَ لَمْ يُطَلِّقْهَا[3] فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ لَهَا تِسْعُ سِنِينَ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ‌[4] إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ طَلَّقَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Haris Bin Muhammad Bin Al Noman Sahib Al Taaq, from Bureyd Bin Muawiya, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a man who caused injuries to the genitals of his slave girl, meaning hi

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ضَرَبَ ابْنَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى فَأَسْقَطَتْ سِقْطاً مَيِّتاً فَاسْتَعْدَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ لِزَوْجِهَا إِنْ كَانَ لِهَذَا السِّقْطِ دِيَةٌ وَ لِي فِيهِ مِيرَاثٌ فَإِنَّ مِيرَاثِي مِنْهُ لِأَبِي فَقَالَ يَجُوزُ لِأَبِيهَا مَا وَهَبَتْ لَهُ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who struck his daughter, and she was pregnant. So she dropped a dead (foetus). So the husband of the woman antagonised against him. So the woman said to her husba

إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع لَمَّا هَزَمَ طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرَ أَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ مُنْهَزِمِينَ فَمَرُّوا بِامْرَأَةٍ حَامِلٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَفَزِعَتْ مِنْهُمْ فَطَرَحَتْ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا حَيّاً فَاضْطَرَبَ حَتَّى مَاتَ ثُمَّ مَاتَتْ أُمُّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَمَرَّ بِهَا عَلِيٌّ ع وَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ هِيَ مَطْرُوحَةٌ وَ وَلَدُهَا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِهَا فَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ حَامِلًا فَفَزِعَتْ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Sawwar, from Al Hassan who said, ‘When Ali asws defeated Talha and Al-Zubeyr, the people came back defeated, so they passed by a pregnant woman upon the road. So she panicked from them, and aborted what was in her belly, alive. So

إِنْ قَالَ الرَّابِعُ وَهَمْتُ ضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ وَ غُرِّمَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالَ تَعَمَّدْتُ قُتِلَ‌[1].

“This is about the case of four men who testify against al-Muhsin (married male) to have committed fornication; then one of them retracts his testimony after the man is executed. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the fourth cites doubt, he is subjected to penalty, but if he says it was intentional then he is put to

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْنَفَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ أَعْنَفَتْ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ قَالَ لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِمَا إِذَا كَانَا مَأْمُونَيْنِ فَإِنِ اتُّهِمَا أُلْزِمَا الْيَمِينَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يُرِيدَا الْقَتْلَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from Yunus, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who was fierce upon his woman, or a woman who was fierce upon her husband, so one of the them killed the other one. He asws said: ‘There is

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَأُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَا تَقُولُ قَتَلْتَ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَنَا قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ وَ لِمَ قَتَلْتَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى مَنْزِلِي بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِي فَاسْتَعْدَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْوُلَاةَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَبْلَكَ فَأَمَرُونِي إِنْ هُوَ دَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهُ فَقَت

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Bin Rabaat, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Makhlad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , having said, ‘I asws was in the presence of Dawood Bin Ali, so they came with

إِنْ قَالَ الرَّابِعُ أَوْهَمْتُ ضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ وَ غُرِّمَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالَ تَعَمَّدْتُ قُتِلَ.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from certain persons of his people who has narrated the following: “This is about the case of four men who testify against al-Muhsin (married male) to have committed fornication; then one of them retracts his testimony after the man is executed. Abu ‘Abd A

يُضْرَبَانِ الْحَدَّ وَ يُضَمَّنَانِ الصَّدَاقَ لِلزَّوْجِ ثُمَّ تَعْتَدُّ ثُمَّ تَرْجِعُ إِلَى زَوْجِهَا الْأَوَّلِ‌[2].

7. Ibn abu ‘Umayr has narrated from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid who has narrated the following: “About the case of two witnesses who testify for a woman that her husband has divorced her and she marries; but her husband comes and denies the divorce, he (the Imam) has said, ‘The two must be subjected to penalty and held r

تَجُوزُ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُولُ لَا أُجِيزُهَا فِي الطَّلَاقِ قُلْتُ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ فِي الدَّيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شَهَادَةِ الْقَابِلَةِ فِي الْوِلَادَةِ قَالَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ الْوَاحِدَةِ وَ قَالَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ [فِي الدَّيْنِ وَ] فِي الْمَنْفُوسِ وَ الْعُذْرَةِ وَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَهُ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, if testimony by women is acceptable in the case of marriage?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable if there is a man with them. Ali (a.s.), would say, “I do not accept the testimony by women in divorce.’” I then asked if testimony of women with a man is acceptable in matters of

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شَهَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ وَحْدَهُنَّ عَلَى مَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِي النِّكَاحِ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا فِي الدَّمِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهَا فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَى إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ رَجُلَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعِ ن

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the testimony of women. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable in matters in which men cannot become a witness. It is acceptable about marriage if there is a man with them, but it is not acceptable in divorce or blood (life) except that it is acceptable in the penalty for forni

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِي نِكَاحٍ أَوْ طَلَاقٍ أَوْ فِي رَجْمٍ قَالَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي النِّكَاحِ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَى إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ

“I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), if testimony of women is acceptable in marriage or divorce or stoning. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable in matters which men cannot witness (look at) and there is no man with them. Their testimony in marriage is acceptable if there is a man with them; and their testimo

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ شَهَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ تَجُوزُ فِي النِّكَاحِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِي الرَّجْمِ إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ إِذَا كَانَ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ وَ رَجُلَانِ فَلَا تَجُوزُ فِي الرَّجْمِ قُلْتُ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ فِي الدَّمِ قَالَ لَا.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the testimony of women if it is acceptable in marriage. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is acceptable, but it is not acceptable about divorce.’ He (the Imam) said that Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘Testimony of women is acceptable in stoning if there are three men and two women; but if ther

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ يَشْهَدُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي النِّكَاحِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا فِي الدَّمِ وَ تَجُوزُ فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَى إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ إِذَا كَانَ رَجُلَانِ وَ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي الرَّجْمِ.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Testimony of women is acceptable in matters where men cannot witness and look to bear witness thereof. Testimony of women is acceptable about marriage but not about divorce or blood (life) and it is acceptable about the penalty for fornication if there are three men and two

قَالَ: تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ الرَّجُلِ لِامْرَأَتِهِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ لِزَوْجِهَا إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهَا غَيْرُهَا.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the testimony of a man is acceptable for his wife and testimony of a wife is acceptable for her husband if there are others with her.”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَوْ قَالَ سَأَلَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَشْهَدُ لِامْرَأَتِهِ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ خَيِّراً جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ لِامْرَأَتِهِ.

“I or a certain persons of our people asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who presents testimony for his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is for a good cause it is permissible to testify for one’s wife.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الَّذِي يَقْذِفُ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ بَعْدَ الْحَدِّ إِذَا تَابَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَ مَا تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ يَجِي‌ءُ وَ يُكْذِبُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ وَ يَقُولُ قَدِ افْتَرَيْتُ عَلَى فُلَانَةَ وَ يَتُوبُ مِمَّا قَالَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who accuses married woman: if his testimony after his being subjected to penalty and his repenting is admissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is admissible . 5 I then asked, ‘What is his repentance ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘He comes before the Imam and calls

إِذَا كَانُوا أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَيْسَ يُعْرَفُونَ بِشَهَادَةِ الزُّورِ أُجِيزَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَ أُقِيمَ الْحَدُّ عَلَى الَّذِي شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا بِمَا أَبْصَرُوا وَ عَلِمُوا وَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجِيزَ شَهَادَتَهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعْرُوفِينَ بِالْفِسْقِ‌[2].

“This is about the case of four men who testified against an al-Muhsin (married man) due to fornication of whom two retracted their testimony and not the other two. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the four are Muslims who are not known as falsely testifying people, the testimony of all four is admissible, and pena

قُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ صَارَ الزَّوْجُ إِذَا قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ أَرْبَعَ‌ شَهاداتٍ بِاللَّهِ‌ وَ كَيْفَ لَا يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ لِغَيْرِهِ وَ صَارَ إِذَا قَذَفَهَا غَيْرُ الزَّوْجِ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ لَوْ كَانَ وَلَداً أَوْ أَخاً فَقَالَ قَدْ سُئِلَ [أَبُو] جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّهُ إِذَا قَذَفَ الزَّوْجُ امْرَأَتَهُ قِيلَ لَهُ وَ كَيْفَ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا فَاعِلَةٌ فَإِنْ قَالَ رَأ

“I once asked abu Ja‘far, al-Thaniy, Alayhi al-Salam, ‘How is it that when a man accuses his wife of committing fornication his testimony is four testimonies by Allah? Why is it not permissible for those other than him, if someone other than husband accuses her, he is subjected to penalty even if he is a son or brother

يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِينَ احْكُمْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أُمِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا غُلَامُ لِمَ تَدْعُو عَلَى أُمِّكَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهَا حَمَلَتْنِي فِي بَطْنِهَا تِسْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَرْضَعَتْنِي حَوْلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا تَرَعْرَعْتُ‌[1] وَ عَرَفْتُ الْخَيْرَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَ يَمِينِي عَنْ شِمَالِي طَرَدَتْنِي وَ انْتَفَتْ مِنِّي وَ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا لَا تَعْرِفُنِي فَقَالَ عُم

“I heard a boy in al-Madinah saying, ‘O best of judges, judge between me and my mother.’ ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab asked, ‘O boy, why do you pray against your mother?’ He replied, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, she bore me in her womb for nine months and breastfed me until I began to move, learn to distinguish between good and bad,

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِامْرَأَةٍ تَزَوَّجَهَا شَيْخٌ فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَاقَعَهَا مَاتَ عَلَى بَطْنِهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ فَادَّعَى بَنُوهُ أَنَّهَا فَجَرَتْ وَ تَشَاهَدُوا عَلَيْهَا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا عُمَرُ أَنْ تُرْجَمَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا عَلِيٌّ ع فَقَالَتْ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي حُجَّةً قَالَ هَاتِي حُجَّتَكِ فَدَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ كِتَاباً فَقَرَأَهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ تُعْلِمُكُمْ بِيَوْمَ تَزَوَّجَهَا وَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a woman was brought before ‘Umar who was married to an old man who when going to bed with her had died on her belly. When she gave birth to a boy, his sons claimed that she has committed fornication and presented testimony against her. ‘Umar commanded to stone her to death. Al

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ غَيْلَانَ بْنَ جَامِعٍ وَ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ وَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ أَنَا غَيْلَانُ بْنُ جَامِعٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ قَاضِي ابْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا غَيْلَانُ مَا أَظُنُّ ابْنَ هُبَيْرَةَ وَضَعَ عَلَى قَضَائِهِ إِلَّا فَقِيهاً قَالَ أَجَلْ قُلْتُ يَا غَيْلَانُ تَجْمَعُ ب

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, ‘If you see Ghaylan ibn Jami‘ ask permission for a meeting with me, you should give him permission. I had information that he would meet with people of banu Hashim.’ When he sat down he said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, I am Ghaylan ibn Jami‘ al-Muharibiy, judge of ibn Hu